Tonight We Ride

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Tonight We Ride
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Studio album by
Released1986
Genre Country
Length40:54
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Jim Ed Norman
Michael Martin Murphey chronology
The Best of Michael Martin Murphey
(1984)
Tonight We Ride
(1986)
Americana
(1987)
Singles from Tonight We Ride
  1. "Rollin' Nowhere"
    Released: May 12, 1986
  2. "Fiddlin' Man"
    Released: August 30, 1986
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Tonight We Ride is the twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and his first for Warner Bros. Records. Released in 1986, the album was produced by Jim Ed Norman and contains guest performances by Holly Dunn, Reggie Young, Mark O'Connor, Charlie McCoy, and J.D. Souther. The album's title track was also its first single. The album peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. [2] [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tonight We Ride" Michael Martin Murphey, Jim Ed Norman 3:42
2."Rollin' Nowhere"Murphey2:53
3."Innocent Hearts"Murphey4:18
4."Close to My Heart"Murphey3:40
5."Face to Face with the Night"Murphey4:05
6."Building Bridges"Murphey, Chick Rains3:10
7."Fiddlin' Man"Murphey4:44
8."I'll Break Out Again Tonight" A.L. "Doodle" Owens, Sanger D. Shafer 3:28
9."The One That Got Away"Murphey, David Hoffner, Sonny Throckmorton 3:51
10."Santa Fe Cantina"Murphey, Rains3:52
11."Ghost Town (Message from the Ghost Ranch)"Murphey3:11

Credits

Music

Production

Chart performance

Chart (1986)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums46

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. "Tonight We Ride". Allmusic. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Tonight We Ride". Discogs. Retrieved May 24, 2012.